Man by the Wayside
# Man by the Wayside

Man by the Wayside (German: Der Mensch am Wege) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Alexander Granach, Emilia Unda and Dieterle.

It was Dieterle's first film as director, and featured Marlene Dietrich in a supporting role. Twenty years later he would direct her again the 1944 Hollywood film Kismet.

## Cast

* Alexander Granach as Shoemaker
* Emilia Unda as Wife of the shoemaker
* William Dieterle as Michael
* Heinrich George as Gutsbesitzer
* Wilhelm Völcker as Kutscher
* Sophie Pagay as Krämersfrau
* Marlene Dietrich as Krämerstochter
* Wilhelm Diegelmann as Wirt
* Liselotte Rolle as Kind des Schusters
* Max Pohl as Amtmann
* Ludwig Rex as Aufseher
* Ernst Gronau as Arzt
* Fritz Rasp as Farmhand
* Werner Pledath as Knechte
* Dolly Lorenz as Magd
* Gerhard Bienert
* Georg Hilbert
* Fritz Kampers
* Hermine Körner
* Max Nemetz
* Lotte Stein
